Timeline for Which noun should I make the verb agree with in this sentence?
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| Apr 27, 2018 at 16:19 | answer | added | Tim S. | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 27, 2018 at 1:38 | comment | added | Andrew | The subject is "set of events", which is singular. So use "is". But if it's any consolation, many native speakers might also get this wrong. | |
| Apr 27, 2018 at 1:25 | history | migrated | from english.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Apr 27, 2018 at 1:24 | comment | added | tchrist | A verb agrees with its subject. Nothing else matters. | |
| Apr 27, 2018 at 1:24 | comment | added | Amit Chandra | I just don't think that "is the murders" sounds correct, but I guess it is grammatically correct. Forgive me I've never encountered something like this before. | |
| Apr 27, 2018 at 1:21 | comment | added | tchrist | And when have you ever seen one of anything take a plural verb? | |
| Apr 27, 2018 at 1:20 | comment | added | Amit Chandra | Subject is one set. | |
| Apr 27, 2018 at 1:12 | comment | added | tchrist | What's the subject? Isn't it one set? | |
| Apr 27, 2018 at 1:12 | history | asked | Amit Chandra | CC BY-SA 3.0 |